Highlights
- •Non-contrast MRV has potential for pre-dialysis work-up of renal failure patients.
- •Non-contrast versus contrast-enhanced chest/arm MRV is evaluated in volunteers.
- •Both MRV techniques are compared to ultrasound-derived measurements in the arm.
- •Non-contrast and contrast enhanced MRV caliber measurements are comparable.
- •Both MRV techniques derive slightly larger measurements than ultrasound.
Abstract
Purpose
To assess feasibility, image quality and measured venous caliber of non-contrast MRV
(NC-MRV) of central and upper extremity veins, compared to contrast-enhanced MRV (CE-MRV)
and ultrasound (US) in healthy volunteers.
Materials and methods
10 subjects underwent NC-MRV and CE-MRV at 1.5 T, with comparison to US. Two radiologists
evaluated MRI for image quality (IQ) and venous caliber.
Results and conclusions
NC-MRV is feasible, with inferior IQ but comparable venous caliber measurements CE-MRV
(mean 7.9 ± 4.58 mm vs. 7.83 ± 4.62, p = 0.13). Slightly larger upper limb caliber measurements were derived for NC-MRV and
CE-MRV compared to US (NC-MRV 5.2 ± 1.8 mm, CE-MRV 4.9 ± 1.6 mm, US 4.5 ± 1.8 mm, both p < 0.001).
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: June 05, 2017
Accepted:
May 30,
2017
Received in revised form:
May 17,
2017
Received:
February 15,
2017
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